Obituaries

Nancy Laverne Hirschi

Oct 5, 2016

St. George, Utah – Nancy LaVerne Jones Hirschi, 93, passed away on October 5, 2016.  She was born July 1, 1923 in St. George, Utah at the Harradence Nursery Home located on Tabernacle Street.  She was the first of 5 children born to Isabelle Leavitt Jones and William...

James Malan Hobbs

Sep 28, 2016

James Malan Hobbs, former Long Beach, California dentist, long-time resident of Ogden, Utah; Garden Grove, California; and St. George, Utah; master machinist, broom maker, pilot, mechanic, blacksmith, radio personality, janitor, square-dance caller, assistant professor, materials researcher, library volunteer, living history volunteer, and church leader, passed away on September 28,...

Afton Bastian Ence

Sep 27, 2016

Afton Bastian Ence, 94, passed away Tuesday, September 27th, 2016, at the River Road Beehive Home in St. George. She was born June 17th, 1922 in St. George, Utah to Charles Jacob Bastian and Josephine "Phine" Hannig Bastian. She married Milo Afton Ence on June 21st, 1941, and their marriage was...

Edward Raymond Brogly

Sep 27, 2016

Edward Raymond Brogly, 84, passed away September 27, 2016. He was born December 30, 1931 in Summit, New Jersey to Edward A. and Margaret S. Brogly.

Edward was a graduate of Ottawa Township High School and Northern Illinois University. He earned...

Wendell Warren Knudsen

Sep 26, 2016

St. George, Utah – Wendell Warren Knudsen, born January 20, 1933 in Bluewater, New Mexico to William Warren Knudsen and Mabel Niona Lamb. Died of natural causes incident to age on September 26, 2016 in St. George, Utah.

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Weldon H. Smith

Sep 25, 2016

St. George - Wildon (Weldon) H. Smith, born January 21, 1931 in Mesa, Arizona to William Henry Smith and Ruby Rogers, the third of four children, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016.

Weldon graduated from Mesa High School in...

Illa Ruth Jeppesen Larsen

Sep 24, 2016

St. George, Utah - Illa Ruth Jeppesen Larsen passed away September 24, 2016 at her home in St. George, Utah. She was born April 28, 1924 in Mantua, Utah to Emil and Minnie Weaver Jeppesen. Illa Ruth married Neal H. Larsen in Preston, Idaho on November 26, 1941. They were later sealed in the Logan LDS Temple on...

Charlotte Pauline Melcher

Sep 24, 2016

St. George, Utah - Charlotte Pauline Melcher, 83, passed away September 24, 2016. She was born August 19, 1933 in Denver, Colorado to Herbert Clarence and Vera Charlotte Hutter. Memorial services will be held Thursday, September 29, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Metcalf Mortuary, 288 West St. George Blvd., St. George, Utah.

Margaret Rose Rowland

Sep 20, 2016

St. George, Utah – Margaret Rose Rowland, 66, passed away unexpectedly from a recent illness on September 20, 2016. She was born July 17, 1950 in Hanover, PA to Richard James Breighner and Ethel Caroline Shorb. She is preceded in death by her parents and her...

Jeremy Jay Judd

Sep 17, 2016

– Jeremy Judd, 41, passed away on September 17, 2016. He was born March 13, 1975 in St. George, Utah to Thomas Randy Judd and Carolyn Orton.

Jeremy loved growing up in the Dixie Downs area. It was all desert when he...

Carl Halverson

Sep 17, 2016

Cal Halverson, 88, passed away September 17, 2016 in Ivins, Utah.  He was born October 13, 1927 in Oak, Nebraska to George M. Halverson and Anna Ida Zeims. Wife ~ Lillian V Johnson Children ~ Brad Halverson Greg Halverson Grandchildren ~ Jeffrey Halverson Trevor Halverson Brenna Halverson Great-Grandchild ~ Jackson Halverson Graveside Services will be held, Monday, September...

Kent Hyrum Prisbrey

Sep 14, 2016

Ivins, Utah – Kent Hyrum Prisbrey, 80, slipped from this mortal life on September 14, 2016, after many years of battling cancer.

Kent passed at his home in Ivins, where he had settled for over...

Jean Cooper Solie

Sep 13, 2016

St. George, Utah – Jean Cooper Solie, 94, passed away September 13, 2016. She was born March 19, 1922 in Panguitch, Utah to Nathaniel and Isabell Church Cooper.

Graveside services will be held Friday, September 16, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at the St. George City Cemetery, St. George,...

Kay Robert Jensen

Sep 11, 2016

St. George, Utah - Kay Robert Jensen, 85, passed away September 11, 2016 at his home in St. George, Utah. He leaves his wife of 62 years, Virginia Williamson Jensen; his daughters: Leslie (Jensen) Jensen (Bruce, deceased) and Jenni Spjute (Bart); and son, Adam Jensen (Hendy). Kay was born July 27, 1931 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the...

Jorge Gonzalez

Sep 10, 2016

St. George, Utah – Jorge Gonzalez, 79, passed away September 10, 2016. He was born April 23, 1937 in Havana, Cuba to Guerillmo and Ester Lopez-Mendoza Gonzalez. Memorial services will be held Saturday, September 17, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at the Metcalf Mortuary Chapel, 288 West St. George Blvd., St. George, Utah.

David J. Theobald, Sr.

Sep 6, 2016

St. George, Utah – David Justin Theobald, Sr, 88, passed away on September 6, 2016, in St. George, Utah. He was born December 9, 1927, in Springfield, Missouri to Frank E. Theobald and Roberta R. Lamons. Graveside services will be Saturday, September 10, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at the Tonaquint Cemetery, 1777 South Dixie Drive, St....

Leo Frank Barlocker

Sep 4, 2016

Enterprise, Utah - Leo Frank Barlocker, 83, loving husband, father and grandfather, returned to his Heavenly Father on September 4, 2016, in the comfort of his home. He was born July 26, 1933, in Enterprise, Utah, to Ernest Emil and Iola Mariah Barlocker.   He fell in...

Betty Ann Keys

Sep 1, 2016

St. George, Utah – Betty Ann Keys, 83, lost her brave fight with renal disease. She passed away peacefully, on September 1, 2016, surrounded by her loving family and with God by her side.  Betty was born May 29, 1933 to Felix and Anna Krogol Callahan in Wyandotte,...